Potia Population, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Potia is a village situated in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 241 families residing in the village Potia. The total population of Potia is 1,162 out of which 581 are males and 581 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potia is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Potia village is 155 which is 13% of the total population. There are 81 male children and 74 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potia is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Potia village.

Population
1,162
Families
241
Literacy
74.88%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potia is 74.9%. Thus Potia village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 87.4% and the female literacy rate is 62.52% in Potia village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Potia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Potia Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Potia village.

Total Male Female
Children 155 81 74
Literacy 74.88% 87.4% 62.52%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 60 28 32
Illiterate 408 144 264

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.2% of total population in Potia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potia village out of total population, 630 were engaged in work activities. 70.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 630 workers engaged in Main Work, 126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 150 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 445 270 175
Cultivators 126 73 53
Agriculture Labourer 150 56 94
Other Workers 169 141 28
Marginal Workers 185 70 115
Non Working 532 241 291

Nearby Villages to Potia,

Below are the list of villages near Potia village in Dhamdha.

Village Population
Temri 1,333
Rauta 666
Hasda 1,127
Sewti 1,010
Birejhar 1,414
Kharra 671
Chikhli 321
Parsada 775
Semariya 998
Madiapar 1,270

Reference